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Delaware has 57 PEP place records in this directory. Wilmington city is the largest in this covered universe at 73,512 residents as of July 1, 2025. Its place population increased by 333 ( 0.5%) from July 1, 2024.

Together, these places hold 301,626 residents; 47 of 57 gained population between July 2024 and July 2025. Statewide, the ACS 2020–2024 median household income is $84,954 (5.2% above the U.S.); median home value is $352,000 (5.8% above the U.S.); median gross rent is $1,401 (0.8% below the U.S.). Unincorporated areas count toward state totals but not toward this directory.

All 19,483 PEP places have published profiles. Income, home value and rent filters use nationwide exact-GEOID ACS matches; unavailable and suppressed estimates are excluded when those filters are active. Rent is the 2020–2024 survey median, not a current listing price. Open-ended medians meet a numeric filter only when the entire source range meets its condition.

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57 places · showing the first 50 by population

PEP place population · July 1, 2025 · growth from July 1, 2024
Place State Population Annual growth City profile / shortlist
Wilmington city Delaware 73,512 0.5% View profile
Dover city Delaware 40,592 0.7% View profile
Newark city Delaware 30,359 -0.2% View profile
Middletown town Delaware 25,798 1.0% View profile
Milford city Delaware 14,723 4.6% View profile
Smyrna town Delaware 13,340 0.0% View profile
Seaford city Delaware 9,165 2.0% View profile
Georgetown town Delaware 8,291 2.0% View profile
Millsboro town Delaware 7,890 2.1% View profile
Elsmere town Delaware 6,196 -0.4% View profile
New Castle city Delaware 5,726 0.5% View profile
Laurel town Delaware 4,557 2.1% View profile
Clayton town Delaware 4,527 0.3% View profile
Camden town Delaware 4,176 -0.4% View profile
Harrington city Delaware 3,974 0.7% View profile
Milton town Delaware 3,860 2.1% View profile
Lewes city Delaware 3,826 2.0% View profile
Selbyville town Delaware 3,381 2.1% View profile
Ocean View town Delaware 3,107 2.2% View profile
Bridgeville town Delaware 2,997 2.1% View profile
Townsend town Delaware 2,985 1.6% View profile
Cheswold town Delaware 2,653 4.3% View profile
Delmar town Delaware 2,366 2.2% View profile
Millville town Delaware 2,145 2.2% View profile
Delaware City city Delaware 1,939 0.4% View profile
Wyoming town Delaware 1,865 -0.4% View profile
Felton town Delaware 1,386 0.9% View profile
Blades town Delaware 1,372 2.2% View profile
Bellefonte town Delaware 1,313 0.2% View profile
Rehoboth Beach city Delaware 1,309 2.1% View profile
Frederica town Delaware 1,155 0.9% View profile
Greenwood town Delaware 1,153 2.1% View profile
Bethany Beach town Delaware 1,104 2.1% View profile
Dagsboro town Delaware 983 2.0% View profile
Frankford town Delaware 935 2.4% View profile
Newport town Delaware 906 -0.4% View profile
Ellendale town Delaware 591 2.2% View profile
South Bethany town Delaware 538 2.3% View profile
Arden village Delaware 442 -0.2% View profile
Dewey Beach town Delaware 416 2.0% View profile
Houston town Delaware 405 0.7% View profile
Fenwick Island town Delaware 398 2.1% View profile
Odessa town Delaware 360 -0.3% View profile
Magnolia town Delaware 291 0.3% View profile
Bowers town Delaware 290 0.7% View profile
Bethel town Delaware 274 1.9% View profile
Ardentown village Delaware 257 -0.4% View profile
Slaughter Beach town Delaware 255 2.0% View profile
Ardencroft village Delaware 232 -0.4% View profile
Kenton town Delaware 231 0.9% View profile
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Delaware city highlights

Lists use the same Census records as each profile. Income, rent and home-value lists are limited to places with at least 5,000 residents, where survey estimates are generally more precise; open a profile to see each margin of error.

Largest places

  1. Wilmington 73,512
  2. Dover 40,592
  3. Newark 30,359
  4. Middletown 25,798
  5. Milford 14,723
  6. Smyrna 13,340
  7. Seaford 9,165
  8. Georgetown 8,291
  9. Millsboro 7,890
  10. Elsmere 6,196

July 1, 2025 residents

Fastest growing, 2024–2025

  1. Milford +4.6%
  2. Millsboro +2.1%
  3. Seaford +2.0%
  4. Georgetown +2.0%
  5. Middletown +1.0%
  6. Dover +0.7%
  7. New Castle +0.5%
  8. Wilmington +0.5%
  9. Smyrna +0.0%
  10. Newark +-0.2%

Places with 5,000+ residents

Most jobs located in the place

  1. Wilmington 50,870
  2. Dover 30,876
  3. New Castle 15,282
  4. Newark 13,888
  5. Middletown 11,469
  6. Milford 9,032
  7. Georgetown 7,783
  8. Smyrna 7,590
  9. Seaford 6,819
  10. Lewes 5,323

LODES 8.4 workplace jobs, latest year

Highest median household income

  1. Middletown $112,831
  2. New Castle $89,205
  3. Millsboro $78,707
  4. Newark $76,912
  5. Elsmere $67,944
  6. Smyrna $67,048
  7. Dover $60,199
  8. Milford $59,464
  9. Wilmington $58,671
  10. Seaford $54,016

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Lowest median gross rent

  1. Seaford $1,176
  2. Wilmington $1,224
  3. Milford $1,260
  4. Millsboro $1,277
  5. Elsmere $1,339
  6. Dover $1,344
  7. Georgetown $1,410
  8. Smyrna $1,534
  9. Middletown $1,583
  10. Newark $1,654

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Highest median home value

  1. Middletown $409,600
  2. Newark $382,500
  3. Millsboro $332,600
  4. Milford $296,900
  5. Smyrna $291,400
  6. New Castle $285,100
  7. Georgetown $281,400
  8. Dover $258,900
  9. Wilmington $231,400
  10. Elsmere $225,800

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Lowest median home value

  1. Seaford $224,300
  2. Elsmere $225,800
  3. Wilmington $231,400
  4. Dover $258,900
  5. Georgetown $281,400
  6. New Castle $285,100
  7. Smyrna $291,400
  8. Milford $296,900
  9. Millsboro $332,600
  10. Newark $382,500

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Detailed profiles in Delaware

Selected city profiles · population July 1, 2025; dollar medians ACS 2020–2024
City Population Annual growth Household income Home value Monthly rent
Wilmington, DE 73,512 + 0.5% $58,671 $231,400 $1,224
Dover, DE 40,592 + 0.7% $60,199 $258,900 $1,344
Newark, DE 30,359 -0.2% $76,912 $382,500 $1,654
Middletown, DE 25,798 + 1.0% $112,831 $409,600 $1,583
Milford, DE 14,723 + 4.6% $59,464 $296,900 $1,260
Smyrna, DE 13,340 + 0.0% $67,048 $291,400 $1,534
Seaford, DE 9,165 + 2.0% $54,016 $224,300 $1,176
Georgetown, DE 8,291 + 2.0% $49,719 $281,400 $1,410
Millsboro, DE 7,890 + 2.1% $78,707 $332,600 $1,277
Elsmere, DE 6,196 -0.4% $67,944 $225,800 $1,339

All Delaware city and town profiles

Every covered place has its own population history and geographic record. Survey-backed profiles add housing, household composition, resident industries and commuting. Browse the complete list below, ordered alphabetically; identical place names retain their entity labels and Census identifiers.

How Delaware’s population is spread across places

Places of 25,000 to 99,999 residents hold the largest share of Delaware’s covered place population: 56.4% across 4 places. Between July 2024 and July 2025, places of 2,500 to 9,999 residents changed fastest as a group (+1.5%), while places of 25,000 to 99,999 residents changed least (+0.5%). Size bands use July 2025 populations; group change sums each band’s 2024 and 2025 estimates.

Delaware places by size · PEP Vintage 2025
Residents in July 2025 Places Combined population Share of place population Places that grew Group change 2024–2025
25,000 to 99,999 4 170,261 56.4% 3 of 4 +0.5%
10,000 to 24,999 2 28,063 9.3% 2 of 2 +2.4%
2,500 to 9,999 16 77,311 25.6% 14 of 16 +1.5%
500 to 2,499 16 21,060 7.0% 14 of 16 +1.4%
Under 500 19 4,931 1.6% 14 of 19 +0.8%

What this state directory covers

The list uses Census Population Estimates Program place records (summary level 162): mostly incorporated cities, towns and villages, with their official labels and identifiers. Unincorporated communities and most census-designated places are outside this release, so a named community can be absent even though people live there, and the place totals above are smaller than the state population. Annual changes can reflect boundary adjustments as well as population change. Dollar figures are ACS 2020–2024 five-year medians in 2024 dollars, joined by exact place GEOID. Read the full methodology.

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